Failing Indiana schools would face state takeover more quickly under House bill

Measure would make failing sites face state takeover much more quickly

1:45 AM,
Feb. 20, 2013

Hundreds listen to Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz deliver her speech about her plans for public education and how to help education in Indiana, at her Inauguration Saturday January 19, 2013.

Written by

Scott Elliott
| The Indianapolis Star

Struggling schools could face state takeover much more quickly under a wide-ranging bill to overhaul the state's A to F grading system for schools.

Republican-backed House Bill 1337, which passed the House Education Committee by a party line 7-4 vote Tuesday, would cut in half the time it takes to face possible state takeover for a school that consistently scores an F on its state report card.

Under the current law, schools can face state takeover after six consecutive years rated an F. The bill would cut it to three years at F. ...